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A. H. MEEGH. BOTTLE WRAPPER.

2 Sheets-Sheet I.

(No Model.)

No. 495,422. Patnted Apr.' 11,'1893.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

. MEEOH.

BOTTLE WRAPPER- (No Model.)

- UNIT D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED H. 'MEECH, OF CHATHAM, .NEW Yuan.

BOTTLE-WRAPPE/R.

summation-formi g part of Letters. mat No. 495,422, dated .1 1,1 93;

Application filed-May 24.111292. BerialNo.434,180. (No'mudel-h 1T0 all whomvitmay concjern. g j Be it known that I, ALFRED H. MEEOH', a citizen of the United States, residing atvChatham, in the county of Columbia and State of New-York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Wrappers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to-provi'de a novel, simple, and effieient bottle wrapper,

fragile'vessels, articles or objects, which isflexible, pliable and possesses the character- "istics of a cushion in that it is of a soft and sponge-like nature for safely transporting the articles, reducing or avoiding the dangerof breaking, injuring or damaging the same while in transit on cars, vehicles-or other-- arranged at twocorners of the imperforate sheet and composed of felt-paper strips se- Icured to the sheet and separated from each other to form air cushion spaces.

' The invention also consists of certain features of construction hereinafter. described and claimed, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1,is a plan view of a bottle wrapper constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2, is a sectional view of the same. Fig.

3, is a sectional view showing the wrapper applied to a bottle.

40 wrapper showiuga'modification of the invention. Fig. 5, is a sectional view of the same. Fig. 6, is a sectional view showingthe wrapper formedinto cylindrical shape to inclose a bottle or other article, and Fig. 7, is'a detail sectional view showing a modified form of felt strip applied to the flexible sheet. In order to enable those skilled in the art ,to make and use my invention I will now de-' scribe the same in detail, referring first to Figs. 1 and '2 of thedrawings, wherein'- The numeral 1 indicates a flexible-sheet composed of felt-paper, which sheet .as' here or wrapper for packing bottles and other;

other Fig. 4., is a plan view of a shown, is rectangular in outline, but may be of any other shape suitable for the conditions required. To this sheet is cemented an imof the strips. --Theimperforate felt paper base 2extends fronnabout the center of the flexible sheetl to one edgev 6 thereof, so that-the as will hereinafter appear.

. 'In the ractical use of the wrapper above described the bottle or other fragile article is perforate'base 20f felt paper,having cemented nal margins 5 are provided at opposite ends remaining portion- 7 of the sheet 1 is left free to'receive advertisements or. cards on its outer surface and to be wrapped around and pasted laid upon the parallel felt strips 3 in -prox-- article is rolled up and the portion7 ofpthe sheet quentlythe marginal portions dare-tucked down upon the upper and lower ends of the article to securely retain it in place. f I

In order to provide a cover-and bottom wall sections for the bottle wrapper, I provide the paper base 12, properly secured I by adhesive material to the sheet 1. The felt paper strips provide air cushion spaces 13 and since the felt paper strips 10 are arranged at opposite ends of the StlipSBlfl proximity to the edge 6 of the sheet 1, it will be obvious that the strips bottle'or other article iswrapped up n the sheet 1 as before explained- In Figs. 1 and-2, the felt paper strips are perfectly fiat at their inner surfaces and consequently the wrapper is well adapted-forinclosing angular or square bottles as represented by Fig. 3. The felt paper used for the base 2, and the strips 3 and10, is composed of cottonand wool, the cotton serving to strengthen the fabric and the wool ing the fabric soft and'sponge-like.

10 can be turned inward'to constitute'a cover and a bottom wall for the package when a imity to the edge. 6 of the sheet Land-then the -1 is cemented or otherwise securedand subsesheet 1 at the .two corner portionsf8and-9,

withfelt paper strips 10 cemented to a felt.

.5 10 are slightly separated from each other to,

too

v materially 'aiding'to exclude heat and cold and render- The peculiar construction described provides a wrapper which comprises the characteristics of a cushion and is soft, flexible, elastic and sponge-likeso that the possibility of breaking, injuring or damaging a bottle or other fragile vessel or article is largely reduced if not entirely avoided. under ordinary conditions. The imperforate felt paper base 2 is cemented throughout its entire extent directly to the inner-surface of the flexible sheet 1 and consequently it is impossible for the imperforate felt paper base which carries the strips 3 to become disarranged or displaced from its proper relative position on the outer sheet, and likewise the felt paper bases 12 of the strips 10 which compose the cover and bottomwall sections are cemented throughout their extent to the outer sheet 1 for a similar purpose. By constructing the strips 3 of felt paper or similar'material, and cementing them to a felt base so thatsuch strips areconstruction is substantially the same as designed particularly for bottles or other fragile scribed with reference to Figs. 1 and 2, except that the modified construction is devessels or articles which are cylindrical and therefore the strips 3 are constructed with convex surfaces Figs. 5 and 6, or with concave surfaces Fig. 7. The strips 10 compos= ing the cover and bottom wall sections are.

made of varying length sothat when properly disposed they will correspond in outline to the circular shape of the cylindrical bottle or other-fragile vessel or article. The felt paper strips 3 are cemented to the felt paperbase 2 and the latter extends from about the center of the flexible sheet 1 to or near the edge 6 thereof. The marginal portions 5, however, at'opposite ends of the strips 3 are provided at intervals with folding creases 14 to facilitate tucking or folding in the ends of ,thewrapper after the latter has been applied to a cylindrical bottle or other similar shaped article. V In all the constructions illustrated, the bottle wrapper is durable, flexible and elastic and possesses the characteristics of a cushion since it is soft and sponge-like in nature and possesses the air cushion spaces. ,These characteristics are largely-due'to constructing the wra-pper'of a felt-paper base to which is cemented a large number of narrow strips of felt paper arranged approximately paralleland separated at their edges to form-air cushion spaces and permit the wrappento be readily folded or wrapped around a cyllndrical or angular or other shaped bottle,'vessel or article. p

The felt paper base, the felt paper strips and the outer flexible sheet are constructed imperforate throughout their entire extent for the special purpose of excluding light,

heat, cold, frost, dust and dirt from the bottles-contained in the wrappers. This is an important and desirable feature of the cushion bottle wrapper constructed as described and renders it very advantageous in practi-- cable use.

The felt paper strips secured to the felt paper base present soft, flexible and spongelikesnrfaces to the bottlesor other fragile vessels and since the Wrapper possesses the characteristics of a cushion it will be obvious that very fragile bottles or similar vess'els can be safely shipped, transported or handled without danger of breaking, damaging or in; juring the same under ordinary conditions.

The flexible sheet 1 may be composed of manflla or other paper such as felt paper, or any otherpliabl'e fabric which will render the sheet susceptible of being rolled or wrapped around a bottle or other article and then secured in the manner hereinbeforedescribed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A cushion bottle wrapper composed of an imperforate sheet of flexible material having secured thereupon a series of imperforate felt paper strips of a length less than the width of the flexible sheet, and cover and bottom. sections arranged at two corners of the flexible sheet and composed of felt paper strips secured to the sheet and separated from each other to form air cushion spaces said wrapper being flexible and elastic and possessing a soft and sponge-like nature, substantially as described.-

2. A cushion bottle wrapper composed of an imperforate base cemented at one side to a flexible sheet of greater dimensions and having attached to the opposite side a series of imperforate strips of felt paper separated from each other to provide air cushion spaces, said wrapper being flexible and elastic andfpossessing a soft and sponge-like nature, substantially as described.

3. A cushion bottle wrapper composed of an imperforefte felt paper base cemented at one side to a flexible sheet of greater dimensions'and having cemented to the opposite side a series of imperforate felt paper strips separated from each other to provide air cushion spaces, substantially as described.

4. A cushion'bottle wrapper composed of an imperforate felt paper base cemented throughout its extent to a flexible sheet of greater dimensions and having attached to the opposite side a series of im perforate felt paper strips separated from each other to provide air cushion spaces, and cover and bottom sections arranged at two corners of the flexible sheet and composed of felt paper strips secured to the sheet and separated from each other to form air cushion spaces, said wrapper being flexible and elastic and possessing a soft and sponge-likenature, SllbSlittlP tially as described.

7 said i-mperforate base and imperforatestrips 7 being flexible and elastic and possessing a soft 5. A cushion bottle Wrapper composed of aflexible sheet. of paper, an imperforate base cemented throughout its extent to the inner surface of the'paper sheetand having secured H to its inner surface" a series of imperforate strips separatedto provide air cushion spaces,

and-sponge-like na tnrefor contact with the bottle orrother article inclosed by the Wraps 1o pen-substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set; my hand and affixed my seal inpresence' of two subscribing witnesses. 1

Y ALFRED IL'MEEOR, [L. s.] 'Witnesses: v, W

SANFORD W.- YSMITH ,A

WALLACE O. 'BEEBE. 

